Caverns present unique diving opportunities enjoyed by many divers, however it is one that leads to deaths for many untrained divers. Nine out of ten divers who die in...

Dive logbooks is one of the topics that is drilled into us in our Open Water Diver training programs. Dive Logbooks are a MUST. We are taught that we need...

Whale sharks, thresher sharks, historical wrecks, UNESCO heritage sites, liveaboards, pristine reefs and great drift dives are just some of the features of diving the Philippines. The Philippines has...

Nitrox or more precious Enriched Air Nitrox or EAN has been available to recreational divers for over two decades. Still, it is not understood by many divers. In fact,...

Bottom times, many novice divers feel embarrassed for being the first one to have to surface. Sometimes they are made to feel bad by a more experienced dive buddy...

Being an active scuba diver, I have seen my share of reefs. Some of them have been great with brilliant colors and teeming with marine life, while others have...

Drift diving is an advanced skill that adds extra dimension to your diving. We learn in our open water course to start our dives by swimming into a current....

Everyone likes to “chill” after a dive but it is not so great getting chilled during the dive. Water cools the body much faster than air will, leaving you...

The art of creating a artificial reef has greatly changed since environmentalist started looking for means to save coral reefs that were being destroyed. Early efforts included the sinking...

Dive computers are firmly in place as a must have portion of a dive kit. The prices of entry level dive computers are such that they can be one...

Recently, one of my articles on this site was about remote liveaboards. Most of the destinations in that article are for very experienced divers. Unfortunately, that article helps reinforce...

To dive or not to dive. One of the axioms we learn early in our dive training is that any diver can cancel any dive for any reason. However,...

All sorts of travel documentaries will highlight destinations that “Do Not Sleep”. Many destinations are even defined by their nightlife. The reefs you dive in your local area or...

Okay a show of hands, how many of you divers have heard the following from a friend or relative? "Oh My God, you are going scuba diving!! Are You Suicidal?" I...

The issue of the Indo-Pacific native Lionfish taking over the waters of Florida and into the Caribbean and up the US Atlantic coast is not a new issue, still...